The Nanotechnology Research Group (NRG) was started in the spring of 2013 in the department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
by Dr. Virginie Rollin and her students, Gutti Ingvason, May Chan,
Keith Alvares and Madhav Thaker. The research interests of the group
are to study nanomaterials for aerospace applications. These include
nanocrystalline metals, carbon nanotubes or graphene for example. The
group is interested in both experimental and computational aspects of
the research. In the spring of 2013, they applied for several internal
grants to build a Chemical Vapor Deposition laboratory on campus. All
three grants were approved, and construction of the lab started
in January 2014 and ended in June 2014. In April 2014, the
Chemical Vapor Deposition setup was
complete, and the first experiment was started. Results were analyzed
using our new Scanning Electron Microscope. Two more grants for the
fiscal year 2014-15 will ensure that our experiments keep on going.
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The Nanotechnology Research Group in April 2014. From left to right:
Tejas Mehta, Sahithi Yanamandra, Madhav Thaker, May Chong Chan, Ashok
Bevaa and Dr. Virginie Rollin. Missing group members: Keith Alvares,
James Kimmel and Samit Jaiswal.

Our complete CVD setup in April 2014.

A Carbon Nanotube modeled with Molecular Dynamics

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